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AIRTH, village and parish in Carse district, Stirlingshire. The village stands near the Forth, 5 miles north-by-east of Falkirk, and has a post office under Larbert. Pop. 487. The parish contains also Dunmore village, and extends about 5 miles along the Forth. Acres, 5477. Real property in 1880-81, 13,769. Pop. 1362. The surface, with exception of two small hills, is all low and flat, and most of it is very fertile. Airth Hill is a circular eminence less than 100 feet high. Airth Castle is an elegant modern mansion, and was preceded by an ancient tower, which figures in the history of Sir William Wallace. Dunmore House, the seat of the Earl of Dunmore, is a prominent feature ; and Higgin's Nook and Powfoulis are other mansions. The churches are Established, Free, and United Presbyterian. The schools are 4, with accommodation for 466 scholars, and one of them and an enlargement for 200 are new.
